They claim United are pushing hard to complete a deal for the Argentinian and his wage demands of £170,000 have not put off Mourinho.

Dybala has been compared to Lionel Messi and Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has claimed that is damaging.

“I don’t think the media helped by making these comparisons that are frankly damaging," he said. "You do it often to young players, they have a couple of good games and are called world-beaters, it’s not healthy."